godmother
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His godmother was Queen Elizabeth II and his brother-in-law was Robert Fellowes, who served as the queen’s private secretary in the 1990s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The couple never had children but helped raise several of Parton’s younger siblings; she was also a godmother to Miley Cyrus, with whom she recorded and performed on multiple occasions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
In “Cinderella,” she said, the fairy godmother turned a pumpkin into a carriage, and Koskey said she’s hoping her own fairy godmother will turn “a pumpkin into my old house again.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
The band participated in NBC's Miley's New Year's Eve Party - hosted by Cyrus - in 2022, alongside musicians including Cyrus's godmother Dolly Parton and David Byrne.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
They all exchanged morning greetings, though the women seemed surprised to see her godmother.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Two of the midwives went on to become Penny's godmothers.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The entire vibe around Sunday was fueled by female empowerment thanks to riot grrrl godmothers Bikini Kill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Ronni Lundy, one of the godmothers of contemporary Appalachian cuisine, writes about this in her 2016 cookbook “Victuals.”
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2025
“I’m convinced that if all my aunts, my godmothers my grandparents had seen campaigns like this … they would have a different outcome today.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 24, 2022
Our godmothers had bathed us with sweet-smelling soap and were dressing us in new outfits that Grosie had approved.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
